Half to benjamin brooke



H.. B. GROSS. SAFETY POCKET.

(No Model.)

No. 265,228. Patented Sept. 26, 1882.

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HENRY B. GROSS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO BENJAMIN BROOKE, OF SAME PLACE.

SAFETY-POCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,228, dated September 26, 1882.

Application filed May 23, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY B. Gnoss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Safety Watch-Pocket, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in pockets for watches; and it consists of aloop, strap, band, or perforation placed at either side or end of the pocket. It must be large enough to pass a watch-chain, but too small for the passage of a watch, the object of the invention being to prevent the abstraction of the watch without the wearers notice. I attain the object by the device set forth in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view. Fig. 2 is a transverse view of a pocket and attachment. Fig.

3 is a top or edge view; and Fig. at is a view taken from within,the inner side of the pocket and vest being removed.

Similar letters reler'to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is a vest, the pocket B of which has a staypiece, 0, composed of a loop, strap, or band, fixed to the inside, through which the bar or hook end of the watch-chain D is passed. The opening a must be large enough to freely pass and slide the chain, but not theaccoinpanying watch E. Any ett'ort to steal the watch would be detected by the outhanging portion of the chain drawing through the opening.

I claim-- 1 The combination, with a pocket, of a stay- 5 piece, (3, the same being attached at the top upon the inside of the pocket and provided with an opening, a, all being arranged substantially as shown and described.

HENRY B. GROSS.

Witnesses:

H. R. SHULTZ, FRANCIS D. PASTORIUS. 

